Liverpool staged an explosive comeback after going behind by scoring five goals while defeating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield to clinch their Premier League title in spectacular fashion on Sunday.
The Tottenham goal from Dominic Solanke’s header left Liverpool needing anything but a defeat to match Manchester United’s Premier League win record in the 20th time.
Despite the initial goal against Liverpool regained control with three consecutive goals from Luis Diaz followed by Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo during the first half.
During the one-sided following half Mohamed Salah ended his scoring drought of six matches by driving a low shot past Guglielmo Vicario in the 63rd minute before taking a selfie along with the enthusiastic fan.
Dayton Udogie scored an unfortunate own goal that sent Everton to a 19th Premier League defeat this season.
There are 82 points from 34 games for Liverpool in their current Premier League run where they have reached Manchester United’s English titles history but Arsenal trails them with 67 points.
The Premier League victory by Dutch coach Arne Slot stands as the fifth instance of managers winning the title in their first season of English soccer before the Sunday kickoff against Liverpool when fans wanted to see their team celebrate in front of their home supporters.
The Covid pandemic deprived Liverpool fans of witnessing Juergen Klopp’s team break their 30-year title drought by winning the Premier League in 2019 when they secured their 19th championship. On Sunday the fans made up for their absence during the 2019 season with an explosive performance through their complete repertoire of team songs.